Great American Ball Park hosts an MLB battle between the Cincinnati Reds and the visiting San Diego Padres on Saturday.

Cincinnati hands the ball to starter Tony Cingrani in this one and he'll try to improve on his 5-1 mark on the year. San Diego counters with Tyson Ross, who will try to quiet the fans and the Reds bats at the same time.



View San Diego vs Cincinnati Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to back visiting San Diego before the first pitch in this match found them as +-184-moneyline underdogs earlier today at Sportsbook. They saw the total of 8 earlier at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Reds at No. 3 in the National League and the Padres at No. 13 in the National League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Cincinnati owns the No. 9 ranking for hits in the National League at 8.5 per game. By contrast, the Padres are rated No. 10 in the same category at 8.3 per game.

San Diego brings the National League's No. 14-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Reds' league No. 4-ranked defense.

San Diego lost its last outing, a 7-2 result against the Reds on August 9. Bettors who backed the Reds at -173 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (9) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. The Padres were saddled with a loss last time out in Andrew Cashner's start, as they lost 7-2 against Cincinnati on Friday at Great American Ball Park.




San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Cincinnati are 4-6
After playing Cincinnati are 3-7
After a loss are 7-3

Cincinnati Reds Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing San Diego are 6-4
After playing San Diego are 8-2
After a win are 5-5

A few Padres at Reds trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games
San Diego is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games at home
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games


Next up:
San Diego at Cincinnati, Sunday, August 11